A Letter

Dear Father God - I'm writing You a letter
To explain what You mean to me
I've waited my whole life to feel Your love
Now I can feel it - so brilliant, so pristine
I am blind with fanatical love for You
Crying out to You, Lord, my arms are raised
I lean to your whisper and seek nothing more
You're beyond all radiance and fit to be praised

How remarkable that I can feel You
And how thankful I am to be saved
How remarkable that I can hear You
And how incredible, the price that You paid

You're something for which there is no substitute
And this world has nothing to offer me
I am running to You, Lord, with reckless abandon
Because with You is the only place I want to be
I'm incapable of describing the depth of how I feel
How lost and broken I was without You, how there's no going back
How I inhale Your name, Jesus, over and over
To break the power of the enemies attack

How remarkable that I can feel You
And how thankful I am to be saved
How remarkable that I can hear You
And how incredible, the price that You paid

I am sure of the things that I hope for
And I have become certain of things unseen
God, I know that You speak only the truth
And that Your living Word can speak to me
Please guide my steps, Father God
Not just where to go, but also what to do...
Sincerely Yours, with a thousand thoughts
Of how much I truly love you

- Leslie Molloy 12/10/08

Deuteronomy

So, about 6 months ago I started reading my Bible. I started with Matthew, because a very wise woman told me that if I wanted to get to know Jesus, then I needed to start with Him. Since I got through the entire New Testament, I started at the beginning with Genesis and have thus far made my way to Deuteronomy.

I've been learning a lot about the Old Covenant as I've made my way through Exodus, Leviticus and now Deuteronomy... and last night I had a revelation.

Here's one example of what I read last night: Deut 21:18-21 -

18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20 They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard." 21 Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.


And another example: Deut. 22:13-24 -

13 If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her 14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, "I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity," 15 then the girl's father and mother shall bring proof that she was a virgin to the town elders at the gate... 20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl's virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father's house. You must purge the evil from among you. 22 If a man is found sleeping with another man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, 24 you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death--the girl because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man's wife. You must purge the evil from among you.


I know that Jesus came to Earth as a perfect man, and died sinless on the cross, and rose again after 3 days in the grave - His sacrifice is why I am saved, I know this. But just last night it occurred to me WHY he had to do this.

So I'm reading in Deuteronomy last night and I was reading how the consequence of all these different sins is that the guilty party is to be stoned to death, and I'm thinking, "wow, how horrible for these sinners that they don't get a second chance." Because let me tell you, I should have been stoned to death a LONG TIME AGO, but then it hit me like a bolt of lightning - that's why the fact that Jesus Christ established the New Covenant is so important. I HAVE been given another chance. I was able to repent and to be FORGIVEN - I don't have to face the sentence of death as a consequence of my sin - Thank you Jesus!!

So, we've all heard over and over again, Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." - and although I've known this for a long, long, time - I now know it, I understand it, and I am convicted in my knowledge and understanding of what it means and why.

Happily Ever After

A happily ever after
Is not make believe or folk lore
My prince charming is King of Heaven and Earth
And he'll love me forever more

I can't keep my arms from rising
To worship you and give your praise
You deserve all the glory, God
For through your blood we can be saved

My God, My King
My Lord, My Lover
You have made me new
My God, My King
My Friend, My Father
I'm holding onto you

When my strength is almost gone
And I feel broken to the core
I remember the agony of your sacrifice
And I know I can withstand even more

Your spirit is an absolute wonder, Lord
Creating love and joy and laughter
How that joy must increase in Heaven
Where we'll live happily ever after

My God, My King
My Lord, My Lover
You have made me new
My God, My King
My Friend, My Father
I'm holding onto you

11/26/08 - Leslie Molloy

I AM SAVED!!

I spent so long searching
For answers in the world
but never really seeking
The truth within your word

I've needed you since the beginning
Now I need you more each day
More, Jesus by the minute
Because it's you who leads my way

My imperfections - so apparant
So undeserving, am I too
But I can't stop the tears from flowing:
I am saved because of you

11/26/08 - Leslie Molloy

The Lord's All I Need

Miles and miles I walked with the serpent
Taking a path of ugliness and sin
Little did I know, those steps had purpose
Leading me to when life would truly begin

How rich is God's grace - that I can be saved
How pure is His love - that He loves even me
How foolish I was, mislead and so proud
Now it is clear: The Lord's all I need

I am weak, Father God, but you give me strength
I am lonely, but I know, I am never alone
When lost I need only to seek your direction
To remember your embrace is where I am home

The world distorts what is true, what is good
Encouraging sexual sin, hatred, and greed
By your grace God, I was able to begin life anew
And now it is clear that you're all I need

11/10/08 - Leslie Molloy